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It is obvious why many people believe the U.S. (and Israel) did 9/11: they (and, re: Israel, their supporters) ruthlessly exploited the tragedy and deaths to justify policies that came afterward. Those who exploit tragedies will always be accused of fabricating them. That is also why I strongly disagree with any suggestion that anyone who does choose to embrace such theories, including Van Der Pjil, are "anti-Semites," as his university suggested before firing him. Conspiracy theories of this nature are aimed at the Israeli state and U.S. state. That they are ludicrous does not make them racist. Indeed, the argument that such theories are anti-Semitic because they resemble tropes that attribute power to Jews is indistinguishable from similar propaganda about the Israel Lobby, etc. It is another example of powerful states being subject to criticisms that non-powerful actors do not deal with -- and pro-Israel propagandists thereby conflating discussions of such power with anti-Semitic tropes. As for why a serious political scientist would join the fray with such a bizarre endorsement, it is another story entirely. He is clearly off his rocker. Amith R. Gupta On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 1:34 PM Michael Meeropol via Marxism < [email protected]> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > To show how "sheltered" I am -- I never heard of this guy --- > > I knew that there was some "scuttlebutt" in the Arab world that all Jews > were told not to go to work On sept. 11, 2001 in the twin towers (dont' > the remember the "Israelis did it" part but that's logical ...given the > first "fact") and of course I know the 9-11 truthers who believe the Bush > Administrataion orchestrated 9-11 (even one from an old friend of mind that > the plane NEVER hit the Pentatgon -- that the "hole" was made by a missile > --- who "photos" to prove it!!) --- > > I guess human capacity to convince themselves to believe what they want to > believe is infinite!! > > > > Kees Van der Pijl goes out swinging. > > > > > > > https://www.academia.edu/38701130/Academic_Corruption_the_Israel_Lobby_and_9_11_or_Why_I_have_resigned_from_my_emeritus_status_at_the_University_of_Sussex?email_work_card=title > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: > https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/amithrgupta%40gmail.com > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
